noun
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An area in which land mines have been laid.
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(by extension) A dangerous situation.
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A pitch that has dried out and crumbled and on which the ball is bouncing and spinning unpredictably.
Examples of minefield in a Sentence
I spent the next eleven years navigating a minefield.
Brady pushed chunks of body parts blown out of the minefield and knelt to retrieve a thumb keypad.
Harry has for some reason to cross a minefield, picking up a key on his way, to enter his house.
The ranges are themed and display stands are available so aromatherapy does not have to remain a minefield any more.
Massive numbers of factual errors suffuse the book, which make it a veritable minefield.
The license to practice medicine has also proved a legal minefield, particularly with ships sailing under flags of convenience.
The subject of Research Ethics is a potential minefield for anyone performing research which involves people.
Leo Hickman offers a guide through the moral minefield.
However many others, fearful of wandering into a political minefield, keep their views to themselves.
Episode 6 (11 NOV 93) Out Of Time The crew encounter an experimental spacecraft surrounded by an ' unreality minefield '.
This is a real minefield in Mentor and has caused much gnashing of teeth in previous years as well.
The parent is already in the brave new minefield of gender identity.
Disposed of parachute mine on land in a minefield at Mersa Matruh, Egypt in Sep 43.
Successfully negotiating the minefield, they discover that the ship is equipped with a time drive.
You can't lay a minefield in a feature which already has a minefield.
With the police on three sides, he makes a final bid for freedom by entering a minefield.
Any bid to look into the ethical minefield was somewhat superceded by the general drama of getting news of the site out.
Lana Lang's Kryptonite Suit - Lana's history with Clark was a minefield of emotional turmoil, despite being his first love, their secrets constantly tore them apart.
Business success is akin to gingerly stepping on eggshells while crossing a minefield with hope that nothing will explode.
Purchasing used exercise equipment can be a little like navigating a minefield - you don't want to purchase equipment that ends up breaking down on you.
Brady rested his laser gun on his shoulder, taking in the undisturbed minefield and pieces of bodies remaining after several of the intruders tried to cross the bio-elim field before it was disabled.
The grocery store can be a minefield when you're watching your weight.
While buying a stroller may seem like a consumer minefield, it doesn't have to be.
While the Internet is a terrific source of information when you are researching a new product, such as Acaiburn, it can also be a minefield.